"immethodical" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: more immethodical [comparative], most immethodical [superlative]
Etymology: From im- + methodical. Etymology templates: {{af|en|in-|methodical|alt1=im-}} im- + methodical Head templates: {{en-adj}} immethodical (comparative more immethodical, superlative most immethodical)
  1. (obsolete) Unmethodical. Tags: obsolete Derived forms: immethodically, immethodicalness
    Sense id: en-immethodical-en-adj-p4mVb~Nj Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with in-

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